The Cubissimo clock

Plus: guitar-pick earrings, and a travel kit for kids

Slushy Weather What would summer be without a slushy? This new, easy-to-use machine will let kids indulge almost anytime. Put ice, salt, water, and either soda or fruit juice into the container, crank, and in a few moments you'll have plenty of slurping fun for two (and a quick workout). Just beware the inevitable brain freeze ($21.99).TOYS 'R' US1514 Broadway, at 44th Street800-869-77872432 Union Square East212-674-8697

Top of the Markets Utility Canvas's market tote is roomy enough for a summer weekend's worth of clothes -- and folds flat for storage when you aren't using it. Choose from red, green, or blue Maui floral cotton canvas ($70).UTILITY CANVAS146 Sullivan Street800-680-9290

Cubic Feat Each side of Lexon's Cubissimo clock provides different information -- day, date, time, and temperature. The cube comes in orange, blue, and aluminum, and is perfect for traveling or snoozing at the office (an alarm function is built in; $40$46).MOSS146 Greene Street212-226-2190ZIPPER 333 Smith Street, Brooklyn718-596-0333

Backseat Driver Kids Travel: A Backseat Survival Kit (Klutz) could be a lifesaver for parents on road trips. The spiral-bound book is chock-full of activities from games to puzzles, quizzes to projects (origami, hair wrapping), and songs for the road, plus the stuff you need to do it all ($19.95).KIDDING AROUND60 West 15th Street212-645-6337EXIT 964 Avenue A212-228-0125

Pick and Choose If there is any doubt that the eighties are back in style, this pair of guitar-pick earrings from Fred Flare is one loud, dangly confirmation. The pairs are sold mismatched with two different-colored picks, each with a song title, "Fire & Ice" and "Lucky Star," for instance ($8.50).MINI MINI MARKET 218 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn718-302-9337www.fredflare.com

Steel Home Finally, stainless-steel flatware that looks great and doesn't cost the same as sterling. Gourmet Settings' twenty-piece sets of 18/10 stainless-steel flatware are available in ten patterns ranging from trendy to timeless, at friendly prices. Modernist fans take note: There are a couple dead ringers for Jensen patterns ($50$100/set).BLOOMINGDALE'S 1000 Third Avenue, at 59th Street212-705-2000BED BATH & BEYOND620 Sixth Avenue, at 19th Street212-255-3550410 East 61st Street212-215-4702